Ash titled his head to see a girl coming towards him and from her scent, he realised it was the girl from earlier. She was also carrying a bike that was cut in half and was covered in scratches. She didn't looked particularly pleased either.

"Hey, I know you," Ash said as she came up.

"Yes I bet you do. I appreciate the save but you also wrecked by bike in the process! Name's Misty Waterflower and don't forget it," Misty said angrily. Ash rubbed the back of his head. He didn't see the major deal of it all. It was just a bike that's all.

"You are going to buy me a new one, and I'm not letting you out of my sight until you do!" Misty demanded. Ash then narrowed his eyes slightly. It wasn't his fault. The Spearow were the ones who did it, not him.

"For starters, the name is Ash Ketchum. Secondly, if that's the case, why didn't you protect yourself and your precious bike with your magic?" Ash asked as he folded his arms. He hated announcing his full but taking his mother's maiden name as opposed to his father's was at last a benefit. Misty puffed her cheeks out in annoyance.

"For the record, I use Water Magic which would have been useless against a Gyarados and I refuse to harm a Pokemon," Misty answered.

"Then why are you blaming me? I did nothing to you or your bike and neither did my Pokemon," Ash replied.

"Well you could have used…wait what magic do you have?" Misty asked and Ash tensed slightly but decided against telling her his magic.

"My magic is none of your business," Ash answered.

"Well that's all the more reason to get me a new bike!" Misty shouted and Ash finally lost his temper and Misty backed off slightly when she saw his eyes become tinted with a dark purple.

"I could care less about your pathetic bike when my Pikachu and friend are in critical condition so either shut up and wait or get lost and leave me in peace!" Ash said fiercely.

He hated to admit it, but he had quite a temper when someone like this aggravated him but thankfully, he could control it quite well. If he didn't, his magic could go a bit crazy. Yakuri had a very bad temper so he guessed he just learnt it from him. Misty flinched at his hurtful words, but she realised that he was right. Pokemon were of course more important.

"I'm…sorry. Is it serious?" Misty asked as she put her broken bike down and Ash calmed his temper. He shoved his hands in his jean pockets.

"I hope not although I wish I could do something more but my magic…isn't exactly useful for this," Ash replied.

As Misty was about to ask something else, a loud "PING" came from the emergency room. They turned around and saw the red light was now off. The doors opened and Chansey and Nurse Joy came out with Pikachu and Loki on the stretcher.

"Pikachu! Loki!" Ash said as he rushed over. Pikachu was curled up and sleeping soundly on the stretcher, but he did look a lot better.

"Aye!" Loki said happily. He had a bandage around his head, but he looked healthy enough.

"Your Pokemon is very tired but will be fine as well as your friend. They just need a good night's rest, and they will be as good as new. It's a good thing you got here fast though," Joy said kindly. Pikachu opened his eyes slowly and smiled at his trainer, who petted him softly.

"All thanks to the Pokemon centre!" Misty said in relief.

"Pardon me for asking but is it true that al the nurses use the Caster Healing magic?" Ash asked and Nurse Joy nodded as she wrote something down on a clipboard.

"Yes, it is true! All the nurses have passed the magic down right to the present! We save so many Pokemon with it," Joy answered.

"Thank you so much, I owe you big time," Ash said with a smile. Misty was amazed at his concern for Pokemon as well as the respect for other magic, which made her think about what magic he had.

"Pikachu should rest in the Recovery room. Loki is fine to move now. You can go in if you want," Joy offered.

"Do you have any rice balls?!" Loki asked as he jumped onto Ash's head. Joy laughed at this but Ash rolled his eyes but then turned to Misty.

"Thanks. Now I will pay you back if you're so bothered about it, but my Pikachu comes first," Ash said as he looked at Misty.

"Okay, we will talk later," Misty answered. She would definitely ask about the cat too. They smiled for a moment but then a loud beeping noise echoed through the Pokemon centre and Jenny's voice came through the speakers.

"Attention, everyone. Our system has detected an air craft belonging to Pokemon thieves! If you have a Pokemon in your possession, exercise extreme caution!"

"Thieves?" Misty asked, looking around worriedly.

"Hide me!" Loki said as he clutched tighter onto Ash's head.

"Not on my watch," Ash said as he cracked his knuckles.

"What are you going to do?" Misty asked.

"Umm…" Ash said as he tried to think of an excuse.

"He's going to run away!" Loki declared, causing Ash to splutter angrily.

No sooner had he said that, two Pokeballs crashed through the roof and released a purple snake like Pokemon and one that was shaped like a grey sphere with bumps. An Ekans and a Koffing if Ash recalled correctly. The Koffing then let out a Smoke Screen attack, blinding everything from view.

"What the heck is going on?" Ash asked as he shifted closer to Pikachu while Misty covered her mouth. Loki had jumped next to Pikachu with his paws over his mouth too. Mocking laughter then came to his ears as he saw some figures standing a little away from them.

"Don't be frightened little boy!" a female voice sneered, and Ash twitched in annoyance in being called that.

"Allow us to introduce ourselves," a male voice added.

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all people within our nation!" James said

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth! That's right!"

"A talking Meowth? Alright, I think I need to go to the Recovery room too!" Loki said and Ash sweat dropped.

"As a talking cat yourself, I'd hardly find that surprising," Ash said as he shook his head.

"Yeah, I need to ask about him later," Misty said as she looked at Loki.

"Enough of your childish nonsense! We are here for the Pokemon!" Jessie stated. Guess they weren't as surprised to see Loki talking since they had a talking Meowth.

"Not on your life," Ash said with narrowed eyes.

"We aren't here for your worthless electric rat," Jessie told him.

"We only collect strong and rare Pokemon," James added.

"Well you're out of luck, there are only weak and injured Pokemon here!" Joy told them.

"Maybe but who knows? There might be a gem in here," Meowth stated.

"Alright, now you're annoying me," Ash snapped, and Pikachu sat up quickly. He knew what was coming and by Mew, he wasn't about to miss it.

"Uh oh, you don't want to make him mad," Loki said as he folded his furry arms which Misty seemed curious at.

"Well, you can't stop us," James said as he held up his hand and an orange seal appeared. Ash instantly recognised it and he looked to Misty quickly.

"Fire!" he yelled and Misty immediately got the message.

"Fire: Red Shower!" James shouted and orange balls of fire erupted from his hands.

Ash grabbed Pikachu and Loki and pushed Joy out of the way as the fire hit various parts of the room, causing a lot of damage. Misty glared at them angrily. How dare they do this to a place that heals Pokemon! She took a stance and held out her arms.

"Water Slicer!" she yelled and pieces of water shaped like boomerangs came out of her blue seal. The attacks collided and of course, since the water had an advantage over fire, Misty was victorious.

"Why you…! Ekans, Poison Sting!" Jessie shouted.

Her Pokemon obeyed and used its tail to bounce up high and then fired the poisonous pinpricks from its mouth. Misty had no idea how to block against this attack without hurting the Pokemon, enemy or not. She raised her arms in defence but found herself being pushed aside. Ash took her place and didn't even use his arms to block the stings but rather let them hit him. Pikachu was about to run and help when he realised that Ash used shadows and ghost moves to recharge. Misty however, did not know this.

"Are you crazy?!" she yelled. Ash grinned as he brushed himself off, feeling quite fired up thanks to the poison. He couldn't eat it for energy attacks but it perked him up a little bit.

"Just a little," he answered.

"Nothing like a good snack!" Loki declared as he jumped up and down.

"You twerps!" Meowth shouted as Jessie then took her turn as she held out her hands.

"Plant: Knuckle!" she shouted as yellow seals appeared on the ground and large vines with pink flowers came up that were formed liked fists. As they charged at Ash, Pikachu decided that it was his turn to have a shot.

"Pikaccchu!" Pikachu yelled as he gave a massive Thunderbolt out once again and it struck the two Pokemon head on. The thieves looked extremely shocked at this at the amount of power that came from the small mouse. The Pokemon then fainted, much to their annoyance as the attack had also knocked out the plant attack too.

"Alright, I've had enough of you, so now it's my turn," Ash said with a grin.